The Webster men's tennis team improved to 6-3 with two blankings, beating Illinois College, 9-0 on April 4, and Fontbonne University, 9-0 on April 5.  Both matches took place at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park.  The Gorloks won their fifth straight match since starting the season 1-3.

Against the Illinois College Blueboys, the Gorloks grabbed a 3-0 lead at doubles, with a come from behind battle at the #1 spot by Travis Blair (SO, Jerseyville, IL/Jerseyville HS) and freshman Skyler Adams (Ironton, MO/Arcadia Valley HS).  Down 7-6, Blair and Adams won three straight games to take the match, 9-7. 
 
Freshman Juan Granizo (Quito, Ecuador/Collegio Alberto Einstein) and Daniel DeVasto (JR, St. Louis, MO/St. John Vianney HS) had an easier time, winning 8-4 at #2, and freshman Eric Bateman (Maryland Heights, MO/Pattonville HS) and Zach Selby (JR, Redding, CA/Enterprise HS) an even easier time at #3, winning 8-0.

Blair, Granizo, Adams, Carlton Poindexter (JR, Florissant, MO/McCluer North HS), Beau Kolba (Bartlett, IL/Bartlett HS), and freshman Chris Morris (St. Louis, MO/St. Mary's HS) all won at singles in straight sets.

Against an undermanned Fontbonne squad, the Gorloks had a battle at the #1 singles as Kolba and Poindexter prevailed, 9-7.  Bateman and DeVasto won 8-2 at #2 and the Gorloks won a default at #3 as the Griffins only had four available players.

Granizo, Blair, Adams, and Bateman all won in straight sets in singles.  Granizo improves to 8-1 in singles on the season and Adams to 6-3.  Complete results were:

Webster 9  Illinois College 0
Doubles
Blair/Adams win                            9-7
Granizo/DeVasto win                     8-4
Bateman/Selby win                       8-0
 
Singles
Blair wins                             6-3, 6-2
Granizo wins                        6-2, 6-1
Adams wins                         6-1, 6-1
Poindexter wins                    6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Kolba wins                           6-2, 6-0
Morris wins                          6-0, 6-0
 
Webster 9  Fontbonne 0
Doubles
Kolba/Poindexter win                   9-7
Bateman/DeVasto win                  8-2
Webster wins                              default
 
Singles
Granizo wins                      6-1, 6-4
Blairs wins                         6-1, 6-0
Adams wins                       6-0, 6-2
Bateman wins                    6-0, 6-1
Webster wins                     default
Webster wins                     default
 
The Gorloks travel to Westminster College on April 10.